MEROL

SPECIFICATION

25mg , 50mg , 100mg

Generics

Metoprolol Tartrate

About

Metoprolol belongs to a class of drugs known as beta blockers. It works by blocking the action of certain natural chemicals in your body, such as epinephrine, on the heart and blood vessels. This effect lowers the heart rate, blood pressure, and strain on the heart.

Indication

It is used to treat : • High blood pressure • Angina pectoris (pain in the chest caused by blockages in the arteries to the heart) • Irregular heart rhythm (arrhythmia) • The symptoms caused by an overactive thyroid gland (thyrotoxicosis ) 

Side Effects

Common (may affect up to 1 in 10 people): tiredness, dizziness, headache, a slow heart rate, feeling faint on standing due to low blood pressure, shortness of breath with or without strenuous physical activity, feeling or being sick, stomach pain. Rare (may affect up to 1 in 1,000 people): depression, nightmares, inability to think clearly, sleepiness or difficulty in sleeping, tingling or ‘pins and needles’, difficulty breathing, heart failure, irregular heart rate, palpitation, water retention causing swelling, Raynaud’s phenomenon (causing pain, numbness, coldness and blueness of the fingers), diarrhoea or constipation, skin rash, muscle cramps.

Drug Interactions

Calcium channel blockers - medicines used to treat high blood pressure • digoxin - a medicine used to treat heart failure. • medicines for migraine • medicines for diabetes • warfarin - a medicine that stops blood clots • theophylline - a medicine used to treat asthma • rifampicin - a medicine used to treat tuberculosis • ibuprofen, indomethacin - medicines used to treat pain and inflammation • cimetidine - a medicine used to treat ulcers • chlorpromazine - a medicine used to treat psychotic illnesses •

When not to Use

Do not take propranolol if you have an allergy to: • Propranolol • Any of the ingredient listed • Any other similar medicines such as beta-blockers .

Precaution

If you are going to have an operation or an anaesthetic, please tell your doctor or dentist that you are taking metoprolol as your heart beat might slow down too much.